Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-22

THE SENATE.
Special 20 the Gazette.
AUSTIN, TEX, FEB. 2l.-In the Senate
today, the following bills were intro
duced: BY Senator Glasscock, bill to
fix the lien of pasture owners, ETC., on
STOCK pasture.
By Senator Mcdonald, an act to amend
the law in relation to the trials CT right of
property.
By Senator AUerCromoie, bill to
authorize cities to hire out their convicts,
as counties now do.
Senator Bell, from Judiciary committee
No. >. reported back uGfavorably the
House bill 10 prevent the gift, sale or loan
of pistols to minors; fsvorGbly, 10 punish
dealers for the sale Of liquors who have
only taken out q beer license; unfavol-
ably, the House bill Furnishing teaching of
pOiygam US doctrines: favOraoly, to make
it penal to celebrate rites of matrimony
between persons prohibited from marry
ing, and several other reports, among
them, favOrably, the House bill to punish
the unauthorized detention of trains, etc.
The report Of the Superintendent of
Public Grounds and Buildings was read,
reporting sundry unlawful ocCupsncies.
The consideration OF the railway COM
mission bill took up most of to-day'S seS-
sion Of the Senate, AID the bill wsS still
pending when the Senate adjourned.
The HOUSE.
The bill amending the exemption law
by adding one bale OF cotton was taken
up as unfinished business and passed.
A Joint resolution went over a day
under the rules. providing that any
amount TO the exteut of $4,000 left over
from the drouth surf rers' appropriation
be spent or seed for the drouth section.
The bill amending the liquor law known
as the high license law WAS passed.
The House bill for the establishment of
state reformatory was passed.
The educational bill was then taken up
and the Johnson substitute read. The
House refused to lay the substitute On
the table, aud finally the whole matter
Yves referred TO a special committee.
TIE House railway commission bill
was taken up and discussed.
When House bill No. l0l, amending the
liquor license Law, came to be considered
the following amendments were adopted:
Bg Mr.. Struger, adAiug to saloon keepers
bonds against keeping nine or ten pin
alleys after the word alleys the words,
cor any such gaming devices without re-
gard to the num1er Of pins used" by Mr..
Rugel. tining tax collectors from 800 to
$500 for issuing license without first re-
quiring the bond provided for; by Mr.
Page, making the failure to post the
licenses as required miSdemeanor, sub
ject to tine of from S25 to $500. The bill
passed. Its main features We're published
when the bill was engrOssed.
The House refused to reconsider House
bill No. 81 for the establishment of state
retormatory and house OF correction,
passed with amendments as follows:
Adding the word "so5riety" to the hab-
its to be taught; providing that when
discharged the boys shall be provided
with suitable clothing, So in mon ey and
transportation, and reducing the appro-
priation for the bulldog from $50, 900 to
SS6, 900.
Mr.. Moore's House bill No. /, the gen.
eral school bill, came up in regular order,
the pending question being the adoption
of the substitute OF Sir. johnson,
which latter provides specially for
local option as to the county superin-
dent system in counties having $50, 900 Of
the school fund. The house refused to
table the substitute By q vote Of 40 TO Is,
and on motion of Mr. GIoce the Yhole
matter was referred 20 speci-. COM
mittee which the Speaker appoin ed, viz:
MeSsrs, GrOce, Johnson, Mckinney,
Moore Of Travis, II cath, Garwood and
Richardson. q.
The committee substitute for House
bills Mes. II and 81, regulating railroads
in the state and creating railway COM
mission, wss taken up in regular order.
1t was read for the first time, after which
the House adjourned until O'Clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr.. Browning moved TO postpone the
railroad commission bill till IL o'clock
Wednesday. Lost-ayes, IS; nays, 40.
Mr.. Bell Of Cooke said that he and
many others thought the railroads were
charging excessive rates, and offered an
amendment requiring them to furnish
statements showing the time of shipment, |
the number of pounds end the classes of
freight, the points of shipment, and the
destination and charges on shipments,
one of which shall be furnished the COM
missioner5 as a means Of Information for
the commission. Lost.
An amendment TO change the officer OF
the commission from Austin to Fort
Worth was tabled.
Amendments were adopted that the
passenger fare on all the railroads in the
state shall be 5 cents per mile exclusive
Of side tracks; that one of the three COM
missioners shall be experienced in agri
culture; prohibiting commissioners from
having free passes on the roads. An
amendment was offered requiring that,
among other things, the commissioners
reports shall show freight rates and gross
and net earnings, cost of construction
and repsirs, and the per centage OF the
profits on the capital, etc.
Pending consideration the House ad-
iourned till $50 Tuesday morning.